The US Army adopted the Sig P320 as its new sidearm. Obviously, it will take quite some time to phase out the Beretta’s. Sales for the P320 have skyrocketed.
This means the Sig P320 must be the best combat pistol in existence – right?
No, it doesn’t. While avid 1911 folks and Glock-heads freak at even the mention of another firearm being superior to their own the reality is pistols today are incredible feats of modern engineering. Is one superior over another? No. It is a matter of perspective in MOST cases.
Little separates their accuracy and reliability. What makes them unique is mostly brand, cosmetics, ergonomics – and then model specific characteristics such as finish, capacity, safety type, action, etc.
Now certainly a Sig P320 is far superior to Hi-Point in almost every way – except price. There are several other examples. When you move on to similar guns such as the P320, Glock 17/19, M&P9, Canik TP9-series, XD9-series, FN’s – and yes – even the Beretta M92 – there is little difference beyond personal preference.
Those that wish to get swept up in “mine is better than yours” fail to see the great thing that lies right in front of them:
You can have whatever you want.
What a great thing the 2nd Amendment is(except in California, New York, and a few other places).
Question- for self defense does the pistol that is a revolver better than one that has a clip or are they equal(general question) .Thanks Lightning
The pistol with a magazine is preferred due to how quickly you can reload it, easier to conceal, has more cartridges than typical 5-7 shots in a revolver. Trigger pulls are generally heavier on revolvers in double action also. The key is getting comfortable with whatever you choose and train with it. I’ve been shooting for 30 years and revolvers are no more simple or complex than pistols Of Today – just different.
Lightning – revolvers are often recommended for women and that is not based on gender but rather familiarity with firearms. Due to so many women buying a gun and then letting it sit in the nightstand or ride in their purse with zero training a revolver is simple – point and pull the trigger. Trigger pull is much heavier than a semi-auto and I have seen some women who struggle to even shoot it due to that. I much prefer a semi-auto like the Glock over a revolver for everyone IF they will practice and know their firearm. One issue with many of the newer generations of Sig’s, Canik’s, and M&P’s is their lighter trigger pulls. Great for me but for those with less training inadvertent firing is possible as it takes so little effort to pull the trigger.
Remember – keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
Ding dong the Glock is dead, ding dong, ding dong hehe…. man I’m so tired of the rain of the Glock, you’ve got to Amit those guys marketed it like no other company ever had. Yes it works, but what happened to a gun just looking good, not a square freaking tube that sounds like scratching chaulk boardswhen cock it, I mean it must be the ugliest firearm I’ve ever seen! Just my opinion, I know it was beretta that got replaced, which I have way more love for than Glock, but Glock got its ass kicked right next to the beretta when the U.S military shot both there asses down! I’m a big fan of SIG, not do much the p320, but I do understand what it represents, and am sure the military understands that through hundreds of thousands of them being built and used they will prefect the multiple purpose platforms any military would ultimately consider the gun to have, lets face it, if you own a Sig, you already know it’s going to last a very long time, their craftsmanship is legendary, no upgrades needed… when it counts..it’s there! But, that’s just my experience. And the Marines in the navy….. Army is just the latest to get the upgrade…
I’ll stick with my Glocks thanks, with the thousands that are in police departments and civilian hands, the supply of magazines and equipment Glocks will be around for many MANY years. Don’t care how they look, I want something to work and accessories available especially in a grid down situation. Glock items will not suddenly dry up because this is the new pistol of the military. Good for the Army getting away from the Beretta Design, but I don’t care for Sigs, don’t care for their high bore axis and just never felt right in my hands.
Love the Glock and I may pick up a Gen 5 eventually. I had a Sig – polymer framed – can’t remember the model number. It was horrible. I actually like the P320 especially with the availability of stippled frames.
I’ve owned most of the major manufacturers .. other than angle of lower to upper.. and the sight or dead on or just under the bull to place the bullet .. there isn’t much difference as you said.. ergonomics… personally I like the 1911 for accuracy.. but cycle rate and capacity .. I prefer the H&K’s.. that said I own more glocks than anything else. I prefer 1911’s for competition as well .. The sight picture for all 3 works for me well enough for 25 yd 1-2 inch 3 shot groups
I carried a Sig 220 for quite a while and was fine with it.. a little heavy.. and it was picky about not using PMC or UMC ammo..; winchester and remington worked well.. turned out to be recoil spring and powder speed of oxidation speed.. would cause smoke stacks.. That alone was enough for me to move toward other weapons.
You have to understand the organizational and political dynamics as well .. once the basic requirement is met.. color, reliability, caliber, delivery of x units in Y time etc etc.. the rest is cost and politics… The same with any big organization.
Sometimes even the economics in spare parts and civilian after-market…
I would agree that a revolver is often recommended for purses, and inexperienced handlers. The S&W airweight titanium is an excellent choice… Light 5 shot… trigger pull is fairly lite and almost impossible to malfunction.. useful backup or ankle gun as well … Downside is capacity … but I have seen some pretty fast reloads with speedloaders, but that isn’t really what it’s for I don’t suppose.
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Springfield XD also has a light trigger.